Multi boot option

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Murali

Hi

I have installed WIN2000 operating systems twice in the
same harddisk.

While booting its displays dual display.
I am having 2 different application in the same hardisk.

I am not able to distingusih between these two OS.


I want to edit the "BOOT.INI" file to change the seetings(
which could be done in WIN95,WIN98,NT4.0).

or

which "ini" I have to change?

I am not able to locate the "boot.ini" file.

pls reply soon

Thanks and regards
Murali
 
Go to Your Windows Explorer...then to TOOLS > FOLDER OPTIONS and click the
tab VIEW. Enable the option Show Hidden files & Folders(under Hiden Files&
folders).

After that CLEAR (DISable) the option "Hide Protected OperationgSystem files
(Recommended)" & confim this change..when prompted.

Then go to your C:\ folder and check forthe following file: BOOT.INI

1. Copy the fie to another location B4 making ANY changes

2. Check the properties of the file & make sure that the Read-Only attribute
is cleared (disabled)! Then save the changes...

3. Now open the file and look at the file closely...it should look something
like the following EXAMPLE!

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

4. Assuming you have used both drives C & D for the 2 vrsions foryour
win2000 your boot.ini should look very similar to this file (if NOT post the
file)!

5. Now you can can actually EDIT the TEXT that the menu should display by
changing (editing) the text in the "..." Say you use The Win 2000 version on
C for WORK ONLY & Win2000 on your D for HOBBIES you could edit the file as
follows:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="MS Windows 2000 Professional
(HOBBIES)" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="MS Windows 2000 Professional
(WORK)" /fastdetect

BTW if you find the 30 sec limit of displaying the menu too long you can
change this too...just change the 30 to say 10 (= # of secs during which the
menu is displayed)!

6. Save the file& change the attribute to Read Only

7. Reboot & confirm the changes

Ted
 
Hi Murali the Boot.ini file should be in your root dir it is hidden so you
may have to set your explorer to view hidden files.
 
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